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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Recruits JOE LYNN TURNER, PAT TRAVERS, ALAN DAVEY And SHAWN DROVER For NUCLEAR MESSIAH Single 'For Mad Men Only'

NUCLEAR MESSIAH — the project built around the visionary mastery of ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland — has released a new single, "For Mad Men Only". Joining Poland for this roaring metal cover of the '70s MAY BLITZ tune "For Mad Men Only" is the inimitable Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) o...

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EXHORDER Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer SASHA HORN

Drummer Sasha Horn has left EXHORDER in order to "focus on his personal life". Temporarily replacing him on the road will be Corey Pierce of GOD FORBID fame. A permanent replacement for Horn has not yet been announced. Earlier today, EXHORDER released the following statement via social media: "After...

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EXODUS Releases Music Video For 'Promise You This' From Upcoming 'Goliath' Album

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends EXODUS will release their twelfth studio album, "Goliath", on March 20, 2026 via Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's third single, "Promise You This", can be seen below. Fueled by cyclonic riffs, ferocious energy and turbocharged soloing...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Doesn't See JUDAS PRIEST Retiring Anytime Soon: 'I Joined The Band On A Farewell Tour, And That Was 15 Years Ago'

In a new interview with Mike Hsu of the 100 FM The Pike radio station, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked if there is a "timeline" as to how much longer PRIEST can keep touring and recording new albums. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't have it. I mean, I join...

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Listen: GEOFF TATE Releases 'Power', First Single From His Upcoming 'Operation: Mindcrime III' Album

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate will release the third chapter in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series, "Operation: Mindcrime III", on May 3. The LP's first single, "Power", can now be streamed below. "Power" was written by Geoff and his guitarist/producer Kieran Robertson. It fea...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Announces 'Heaviest' Album Of Her Career, 'Frisson Noir'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will unleash her brand new metal album, "Frisson Noir", on June 12 via earMUSIC, described in a press release as "the heaviest record of her career and a powerful statement of identity, strength and belonging". After years of exploring different musical landscap...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE On Setlist For His Solo Concerts: 'I Wish I Could Play Everything I Ever Wrote'

In a new interview with V and Metalhead Fred of Creativity Talkin, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the possibility of performing all three chapters in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series, including the upcoming "Operation: Mindcrime III", which he recorded with his so...

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STITCHED UP HEART Recruits BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD For 'Cannibal' Single

Los Angeles rock band STITCHED UP HEART has released a new single "Cannibal", featuring Heidi Shepherd of BUTCHER BABIES, out now via Judge & Jury Records. The track is a powerful collaboration between two incredible women in modern heavy music. STITCHED UP HEART frontwoman Alecia "Mixi" Demner...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER 1971 Flying V Collector's Edition Guitar Unveiled By GIBSON

Gibson Custom has announced the release of the Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V Collector's Edition, a meticulously crafted recreation of one of the most influential guitars in hard rock and heavy metal history. Known for his work with UFO, SCORPIONS and the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, Schenker helped def...

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Goliath

Protective clothing and helmets on, folks. There is a new EXODUS album and it is an absolute fucking beast. "Goliath" has certainly been a long time coming, with Gary Holt's extracurricular activities with SLAYER and a now almost inevitable lineup reshuffle causing delays along the way, but once the...

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CACTUS Recruits DEE SNIDER And TRACII GUNS For 'The Little Red Rooster' From Upcoming 'Temple Of Blues II' Album

It's been two years since drum legend Carmine Appice and his reformed CACTUS — singer Ed Terry, guitarist Artie Dillon and bassist James Caputo — first unbarred the doors to the "Temple Of Blues - Influences And Friends", a 15-track slab of headbanging, hip-swinging heavy blues rock whose subtitle r...

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Press Start

SAMURAI PIZZA CATS formed in 2021 in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, a small area known more for coal mining than for metalcore. Consisting of Daniel Haniß (ELECTRIC CALLBOY),and Sebastian Fischer (vocals) and Stefan Buchwald (FALL OF GAIA),the project picked up speed quickly. Fans showed up early and we...

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See LAMB OF GOD Celebrate 'Into Oblivion' Album Release With Pop-Up Performance In Philadelphia

On March 15, two days after the arrival of their new album, "Into Oblivion", Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD performed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's TLA (Theatre of Living Arts),with the one-off show giving fans a rare chance to see the band in an unusually intimate setting. FIT FOR AN AU...

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LARS CHRISS Shares Why LION'S SHARE Continues To Defy Trends After Nearly 40 Years: 'We're A Heavy Metal Band. Period.'

By David E. Gehlke Sweden's LION's SHARE has remained one of the top practitioners of straight-ahead, hook-laden, mildly prog-tinged melodic metal since their 1987 inception. Although primarily a cult curiosity in the States, the Swedes made their hay in Europe and Scandinavia with their 1994 self-t...

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Swiss Extreme Metal Icons SAMAEL Release New Single 'Hidden Empire'

Following last October's comeback statement "Black Matter Manifesto", which marked SAMAEL's first new song in eight years, the Swiss metal titans unveil "Hidden Empire", the second track featured on their upcoming limited 12-inch maxi single vinyl, arriving April 24, 2026 via Napalm Records mailorde...